You know what's worse? Those 5-minute jobs that take 2 hours. I hate
that.
-NORY
Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the
ONLY problem.
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'74 Midget & '71 parts car
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-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, June 05, 1998 6:54 PM
Subject: Fulcrum Pin Nuts/Philosophy
>Another great round of posts from the list and one I know I'll be acting on
>- buy a nut splitter. As I go on working on this beauty, how many more
>stripped nuts will I encounter? I wager many.
>
>Now to philosophy. Ulix pointed out something dead on which I actually was
>saying to my wife earlier this eve. A lot of my earlier frustration was of
>my own doing. I put extra pressure on myself by saying that I'd get the
>whole suspension done today or at least by tomorrow. I thought it was
>possible and I'm so anxious to drive, the weather was pretty decent top
>down stuff today.
>
>But that's the wrong way to go about it I'm learning. Since I don't know
>what folks who've been doing this for years do, it's going to take me
>longer to get things done. What Frank can probably do in 2 hours will
>likely take me all day (if I'm lucky). Well, so what? Then I'll have done
>it and learned something. Next time it will take me an hour less, next
>time again another hour or so off the time. I gots to chill out. :)
>
>So, thanks to all for helpful advice =and= for letting me vent earlier.
>Maybe at 37 I'm maturing? ...... Nah! :)
>
>Still loving the '74.
>
>Philip
>Burgundy 1974 Midget
>
Been there,done that. Every time I decide to do something simple and easy
for the day, I end up spending the week on it with lots of help cries to
Frank, so don't feel bad. In the end I'm only the insurance premium check
away from getting my Bugeye on the road,so there is prgress. Carol.
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